Tennessee faces criticism after failed execution of Christa Pike

Christa Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution

Christa Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator in a Tennessee hospital after a failed execution attempt

The Independent•Jeffrey Collins

Christa Pike Is Under Guard at Hospital, May Not Fully Recover After Failed Execution

An attorney representing Christa Pike has said that his client may never fully recover from her botched execution ... and claims that her hospital room is under guard as she remains on a ventilator. Stephen Ferrell revealed to Jake Tapper on CNN…

TMZ•TMZ Staff

Pike’s botched execution renews death penalty scrutiny

Tennessee’s botched execution of Christa Pike is renewing scrutiny over how states carry out the death penalty and raising questions about what legal recourse exists when that protocol goes awry.

The Hill•Sophie Brams

Two failed executions in Tennessee have left experts questioning the death penalty

Tennessee is facing criticism after the failed execution of Christa Pike

The Independent•Anna Wilder,John Hanna and Safiyah Riddle

Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers

The Tennessee woman's legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.

Al Jazeera

Christa Pike on ventilator after surviving Tennessee execution attempt, lawyer says

Christa Pike, convicted of killing a classmate in 1995 when she was 18, is receiving breathing assistance from a ventilator after Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection failed earlier this week, her attorneys say.

CBC News

US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say

As of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.

BBC

Christa Pike ‘on a ventilator and unconscious’ after failed execution

The convicted killer’s lawyers said they believed problems with the IV lines caused the pentobarbital to flow into Pike’s body instead of her bloodstream.

The Sydney Morning Herald•Kim Chandler, James Stengle

Christa Pike placed on life support after ‘IV issue’ led to failed execution, attorneys say

The execution team worked for an hour to administer the lethal drugs, said Pike's defense lawyer Randy Spivey, who counted at least seven needles in her left arm

The Independent•Kim Chandler

Christa Pike remains unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution in Tennessee

Attorneys say hospital staff are working to clear pentobarbital she was administered from her system Christa Pike remained hospitalized, unconscious and on a machine helping her breathe after her failed execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said in a…

The Guardian•Guardian staff and agencies

Christa Pike was on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say

State officials have not offered any explanation about what went wrong during the execution attempt.

Courthouse News•Associated Press

Christa Pike in critical condition after failed execution attempts: Lawyer

Tennessee inmate Christa Pike was in critical condition and receiving “lifesaving medical care” on Thursday, a day after surviving two failed lethal injection attempts by state executioners, according to her lawyers.

The Hill•Sarah Davis

Christa Pike left in ‘critical condition’ as Tennessee halts all executions | First Thing

Failed attempt to execute 50-year-old prompts review of state’s execution practices amid distressing witness accounts. Plus the California woman who is allergic to cold Good morning.

The Guardian•Martin Belam

Failed 'torturous' execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate

The botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike – who survived despite being subject to two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday – has reignited furious debate about the death penalty in the U.S.

NPR•Kate Bartlett

US prisoner fighting for life after surviving two lethal injections

American prisoner Christa Pike is fighting for life in hospital, after her execution by lethal injection went horribly wrong.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Calls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa Pike

Pike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee Wednesday ‘unimaginably barbaric’ Top lawyers, doctors and members of the faith community are calling for a moratorium on the US death penalty after Tennessee’s…

The Guardian•Ed Pilkington

Lawyers for US inmate who survived lethal injections demand release

Christa Pike is in critical condition after two failed attempts to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyer says.

Al Jazeera

Christa Pike in critical condition after Tennessee botched execution, lawyer says

Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed Colleen Slemmer, 19, at a job training camp for young people.

Euronews

How Christa Pike’s botched Tennessee execution unfolded, minute by minute

The convicted murderer would have been the first woman executed in the state in more than 200 years, but she survived two doses of a lethal drug that had been administered and is now in hospital in a critical condition,

The Sydney Morning Herald•Kim Chandler

'Haven't seen anything like it,' witness says on Pike's failed execution

Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder, media witnesses said, after the lethal injection was halted for hours as courts considered a last-minute appeal of what would have been the state’s first…

The Sydney Morning Herald

Christa Pike in critical condition is a reminder botched executions are very common

Tennessee had a botched execution earlier this year and the governor granted a one-year repreive

The Independent•Austin Sarat

US death row inmate survives execution

Death row prisoner Christa Pike remains alive after two lethal injection attempts.

The Sydney Morning Herald

What we know about Christa Pike’s condition after failed execution

The BBC’s Ione Wells reports from outside the Tennessee hospital where Pike is said to have arrived Wednesday night after surviving two lethal injection attempts.

BBC

What happened in Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike and what comes next?

It remains unclear why the execution of Christa Pike, who was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of a classmate at age 18, failed. Pike was given two doses of lethal injections Wednesday, according to observers.

CBC News•Jillian Kestler-D'Amours

Satanic killer Christa Pike remains alive a day after her botched execution, lawyer reveals

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is still alive following a failed execution attempt by state officials, her defense attorney confirmed Thursday.

The Independent•Jasmine Fernández

Christa Pike's Attorney Speaks Out After Botched Lethal Injections, Live Stream

Christa Pike's attorneys are set to address her failed execution attempt and hospitalization ... and TMZ is streaming live. Attorneys Randy Spivey of the Tennessee Office of the Post Conviction Defender and Stephen Ferrell of Federal Defender…

TMZ•TMZ Staff

Tennessee governor calls Christa Pike’s failed execution ‘deeply disturbing’ and calls for a review

The failure, which one death penalty expert described as unprecedented, led Gov. Bill Lee to order a review and to indefinitely postpone Pike's execution.

Courthouse News•Associated Press

Christa Pike Complained of Decades in Solitary Before Failed Execution

Christa Pike survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her Wednesday night ... and years before the botched lethal injections, she was fighting the state over another part of death row -- decades spent virtually alone in solitary confinement. In a…

TMZ•TMZ Staff

Tennessee halts executions after death row inmate Christa Pike survives hers

Christa Pike was transported to hospital after the failed attempts. Her condition remains unknown.

BBC

Governor halts all executions after Christa Pike’s botched lethal injection attempts in Tennessee

Christa Pike would have been the 30th person executed in the U.S. this year after Florida carried out an execution on Tuesday

The Independent•Kim Chandler and Kristin M. Hall

What could happen to Christa Pike now after death row killer survives two lethal injections

Convicted murderer survives botched execution in Tennessee, sparking questions about how the state and her legal team plan to proceed with her case

The Independent•Joe Sommerlad

Christa Pike: Timeline of botched Tennessee execution

The state of Tennessee failed to put Christa Pike to death Wednesday after two doses of a lethal drug were administered following a stay granted by a lower court before the Supreme Court allowed the execution to proceed.

The Hill•Brittney Baird

Witnesses detail horror of Tennessee woman’s botched execution: ‘None of it was normal’

Witnesses in the chamber said Christa Pike was still breathing despite receiving injections intended to kill her When the prison warden asked Christa Pike if she had any last words, she said she was going to leave this world “with love” for those on…

The Guardian•Alba Asenjo Domínguez

Tennessee governor suspends all executions after Christa Pike’s lethal injections fail

Independent inquiry ordered after halted execution of Pike, who was convicted of murder Tennessee ’s governor has suspended all executions in the state until at least the end of the year and ordered an independent inquiry after a botched attempt to…

The Guardian•Richard Luscombe

Christa Pike’s failed execution follows another in Tennessee this year

In May, officials called off the lethal injection of Tony Carruthers, after failing to place an IV.

The Hill•Taylor Delandro

What happened in failed execution of Christa Pike - and what next?

The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

BBC

Christa Pike: Tennessee Governor Halts Executions After Botched Attempt

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has halted the remaining execution this year ... after an attempt to put Christa Pike to death was botched. In the wake of the failed execution attempts ... Lee said that he ordered "a comprehensive, third-party review"…

TMZ•TMZ Staff

Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Pike survives 2 lethal injection attempts

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) on Wednesday halted capital punishments in the state, after death-row prisoner Christa Pike survived two lethal injections.

The Hill•Max Rego

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives two lethal injections

A Tennessee woman convicted of a murder three decades ago survived two lethal injection doses on Wednesday, marking the state's second failed execution this year.

France 24•FRANCE24

Christa Pike execution fails: What next when a lethal injection is botched?

Only woman on Tennessee 'death row' is in hospital after two injections failed to kill her.

Al Jazeera

Tennessee governor orders outside review after death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attempt

Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a classmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal injection late on Wednesday, prison officials said, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death in two…

CBC News

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attempt

Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal injection late on Wednesday, prison officials said, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death in two…

France 24•FRANCE24

Christa Pike isn’t Tennessee’s first failed execution this year

In the past 80 years, nine other men have survived execution attempts

The Independent•Austin Sarat

Tennessee halts woman's execution after 'failed' attempt

Christa Pike was found alive and snoring, despite being administered two injections of a lethal drug. The state governor has ordered a review of the botched execution.

Deutsche Welle

US death row inmate Christa Pike survives lethal execution attempt

Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal injection late on Wednesday, prison officials said, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death in two…

Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection

Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the remaining execution for the year.

NPR•The Associated Press

Execution of convicted US killer Christa Pike fails despite two lethal injections

Christa Pike, who has been on death row for more than 30 years for torturing and murdering a classmate, was on Wednesday set to be executed, but the lethal injections meant to kill her failed.

France 24•FRANCE 24

US death row inmate Christa Pike in hospital after surviving two lethal injections, lawyers say

Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed Colleen Slemmer, 19, at a job training camp for young people.

Euronews

Chaos in Tennessee as Christa Pike survives two doses of lethal injection

The Independent•Stuti Mishra

Execution of US woman Christa Pike fails after botched lethal injection

The high-profile execution of murderer Christa Pike is in disarray after two lethal injections failed to kill her.

Al Jazeera

Christa Pike’s attempted execution fails as she is rushed to hospital after surviving two doses of lethal injection

Tennessee has failed in its attempt to execute Christa Pike, who survived and was rushed to hospital late on Wednesday despite being administered with two doses of a lethal drug.

The Independent•Stuti Mishra

Tennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike

Pike was still alive after two doses of lethal injection drugs Wednesday.

Courthouse News•Associated Press

US death row inmate Christa Pike taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injections, says lawyer

Her lawyer says Pike is being "provided life-saving measures" after two syringes of pentobarbital.

BBC

Tennessee woman still alive after attempts to execute her, lawyers say

Christa Pike, who was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995, was set to be executed by lethal injection. Officials had gone ahead with the execution after a temporary court-ordered pause.

The Sydney Morning Herald•Emily Cochrane, Ann E. Marimow

Tennessee inmate Christa Pike still alive after lethal injection dose, lawyers say

Lawyers for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike said she was still alive Wednesday night after being administered two syringes of lethal injection drugs.

The Hill•Sophie Brams

US officials fail to put Christa Pike to death by lethal injection

Witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to execute Christa Pike after a lethal injection attempt.

Al Jazeera

Christa Pike Still Alive After 2 Lethal Injections

Christa Pike is still alive after 2 attempted lethal injections in Tennessee. Around 8:26 p.m. local time, witnesses said “executioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals and Pike is still alive and snoring” ... her…

TMZ•TMZ Staff